BoilerUP
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About a month ago, I picked up an old Lee Loader at a gun show for $10. Another $56 got me the Lee reloading book, case lube, a pound of powder, 200 primers and 100 Remington 55gr SP bullets. Along the way I picked up a Lee Safety Scale from dagger_dog who very graciously gave me a few V-max bullets to try.
Today, FINALLY, I was able to avoid the rain and family events and get to the farm to let them loose through my Ruger No.1-V in 22-250 with a fairly inexpensive Tasco 6-18x40 AO scope. While the SP loads left much to be desired, others were much more agreeable to me.
3 shots of 40 gr V-Max over 37.0 grains of Win 760....group was 13/16".
4 shots of 55gr V-Max over 37.0 grains of Win 760. The first three shots were 7/16", the last shot was a flyer stretching the group out to 1 3/16".
The control...factory Rem/UMC 45gr JHP. 1.75" group.
Certainly not as tight as many on here have achieved, but considering I've only shot this rifle maybe 12 times in the last 18 months, my rest was less than ideal, and I was shooting my very first reloads from a dead-blow hammer, I'm happy. And I'm hooked!
Today, FINALLY, I was able to avoid the rain and family events and get to the farm to let them loose through my Ruger No.1-V in 22-250 with a fairly inexpensive Tasco 6-18x40 AO scope. While the SP loads left much to be desired, others were much more agreeable to me.
3 shots of 40 gr V-Max over 37.0 grains of Win 760....group was 13/16".
4 shots of 55gr V-Max over 37.0 grains of Win 760. The first three shots were 7/16", the last shot was a flyer stretching the group out to 1 3/16".
The control...factory Rem/UMC 45gr JHP. 1.75" group.
Certainly not as tight as many on here have achieved, but considering I've only shot this rifle maybe 12 times in the last 18 months, my rest was less than ideal, and I was shooting my very first reloads from a dead-blow hammer, I'm happy. And I'm hooked!
